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Wednesday, December 15, 2004

National award music director

BEST MUSIC

2004 vidhyasagar (swarnabhishekham) (52nd National Film Awards)"Songs are composed as per the situation and enrich the theme of the film. From the beginning to the end he has maintained traditional classical music and used Indian acoustic instruments thus bringing out the colour and flavour of Indian music."

2001 A.R.Rahman (Lagaan - Hindi) - "For a music score that is both regional in character and popular in appeal, bringing out the ethos of Saurashtra region" - Jury

2000 Anu Malik (Refugee - Hindi) - "For a score that blends with the story and heightens its narrative. A great effort has been made to ensure that the compositions have all the ingredients of the music of the soul" - Jury

1999 Ismail Darbar (Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam - Hindi) - "For an innovative score that blends in the entire spectrum of Indian music form Classical to folk to embellish the musical narrative of this film" - Jury

1998 Vishal Bharadwaj (Godmother - Hindi) - "The narrative of the film and the music bring about an excellent blend of folk and modern music. It retains the fragrance of the soil of Gujarat" - Jury